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Images of character models believed to be from a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time were posted to 5ch’s hardware/industry board (Geha), sparking a wave of “creepy” and “gross” reactions. Many commenters pointed out that Link and Sheik’s proportions and textures lean toward a realistic, live-action style, comparing them unfavorably to the stylized, doll-like models from the Dragon Quest VII remake. Others praised the “high quality” of the work, and opinions split sharply over whether a stylized or realistic look is more desirable.
What people said
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They should've just gone with a toon style like Breath of the Wild.
Don't need that.
Dragon Quest VII got it right with proper stylization.
Ocarina of Time went needlessly realistic and it's gross.
That's a downgrade, it's creepy.
The producer of the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined remake apparently said something like "this is the doll look, right?" lol
This was probably outsourced overseas.
Uncanny.
This is seriously high quality though.
but yeah, this makes me go "well… um…" lol
Thought maybe they were going for overseas appeal, but when I looked it up, people overseas are calling it a goblin.
Hmm, now I'm torn on whether to buy it.
Saria and the others aren't bad, so why'd it turn out like that?
The design itself is stylized, but the realistic texturing is what makes it creepy.
The Smash Bros. models would've been the ideal look.
Everyone's already so used to that visual style that it can't feel fresh anymore.
There's probably also an element of this being a showcase for something only the Switch 2 can pull off — blending a more realistic texture quality with that fantasy feel.
If Nintendo were the one making this doll-look style, people would be bashing it non-stop as a "realistic graphics" game lol
Looking at it again, Dragon Quest VII's graphics are really good — the stylization works well.
Ocarina of Time went needlessly realistic with its textures; it's creepy and tasteless.
That's lower quality than Ocarina of Time.
This one's creepy too.
A plain anime style would be better.
Dragon Quest beats Ocarina of Time.
The art direction is well done.
Not well done at all.
The protagonist just looks like some random background character. Trash.
And you can play this on a handheld.
Seriously incredible.
People have been mocking FF's "god-tier graphics" this whole time though lol
Zelda and Ruto are fine though.
Women on X (Twitter) are calling it cute, so I guess it's a design meant to appeal to female fans.
This is built in Unreal Engine 5, right?
They were originally going for realistic graphics, so maybe this is the correct call, but it looks just like those AI-generated "remake" videos that are all over the place lately.
It kind of gives off a "fan project" vibe and doesn't feel very Nintendo.
There's no random fan out there who could make something of this quality though.
Why don't you actually make it first before saying that?
Not sure how many hundred years that'd take you, though.
Background and Key Points of Debate
The thread doesn’t make clear where the images originated or whether an official remake announcement has even been made, and based on the material here alone it’s impossible to tell whether these are official assets or unofficial cuts. The central point of contention was the differing degree of stylization across series entries: some commenters championed a toon-style approach like Breath of the Wild, while others felt this model’s more realistic texturing fell into “uncanny valley” territory. Many comparisons were drawn to the visuals of the Dragon Quest VII remake and Final Fantasy, and it’s easy to miss on a quick read that even within Nintendo and Square Enix titles, the thread showed no consistent standard for judging graphical style.
※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “[Sad News] Ocarina of Time Remake Modeling Is Just Plain Creepy“.
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